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1. Why China's looking to the skies to thwart Taiwan's diplomatic outreach

   

   In its ongoing territorial dispute with Taiwan, China may be looking toward the sky as a new way to thwart the island's attempts at building diplomatic ties. China was accused of pressuring three African countries to withdraw their permission to allow Taiwan's president to fly over their territories.

2. Gunmen stage simultaneous attacks in and outside Mali capital, army says

   

   Militants staged attacks in Mali's capital Bamako and in several locations in the interior of the country on Saturday morning, the Mali army said, in an apparently coordinated assault involving multiple groups.

3. Trump dispatches U.S. envoys to Pakistan for new talks with Iran's foreign minister

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran's foreign minister, the White House said Friday, as officials in the South Asian nation pushed to revive ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran.

4. What is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and why are scientists worried about it slowing down?

   

   The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) helps nourish aquatic ecosystems and is part of the reason Europe has milder temperatures than places in Canada at the same latitude. But lately scientists are concerned that it is slowing down and could even potentially collapse.

5. Russian attacks kill 5 and wound more than 30 in Ukraine's Dnipro

   

   Russian drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed at least five people and wounded 34, local authorities said Saturday.